King Tonto Dikeh: The Resilient Nigerian Celebrity

African Vogue Special Cover: King Tonto Dikeh

 King Tonto has been a person of controversy more than any actress in Nollywood, but with every messy run she seems to rise like a Phoenix, reborn into the limelight. 

Born 9 June 1985 into a family of seven and the third of five children.  At age 3, she lost her mother and was raised by her stepmother, who has two children. King Tonto as she preferred to be addressed studied petrochemical engineering at the Rivers State University of Science and Technology.

Tonto Dkeh and her son

Despite her humble beginnings, she has always loved the limelight and has been at the center of some of the most scandalous controversies in Nigerian print news and the internet space.

A responsible single mother who is raising a very handsome boy, she has not allowed her setbacks to stop her from moving forward. She seems to have a magic wand to reinvent herself no matter the type of disagreement she finds herself and her teeming fans are glued to her glamour and resilience in the face of the most hurtful controversies. 

Tonto Dikeh The Glamour King

If there is anyone to teach a master class on resilience King Tonto should be the candidate of choice. She is like a wall that has received several barrages of bombs from the enemy, yet stands strong and colorful after the attacks.

King Tonto Dikeh wearing luxbybecca

In early October 2021, she had a bitter breakup with Joseph Egbri popularly known as Prince Kpokpigri. This break resulted in a series of controversial actions after she published on her social media handles, purported voice notes suggesting that her ex-lover, Prince Kpokpogri had sex tapes and nude photos on his smartphone of Usiwo Orezimena Jane, a Nigerian dancer, popularly known as Janemena

 In all these King Tonto shinned like the blade of grass after a rainy storm. Today, we are convinced this celebrity Icon deserves the crown 👑 of the most resilient celebrity in Nigeria.




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